Special Issues

Plants publishes Special Issues to create collections of papers on specific topics, with the aim of building a community of authors and readers to discuss the latest research and develop new ideas and research directions. Special Issues are led by Guest Editors, who are experts on the topic. The journal’s Editor-in-Chief and/or designated EBM will oversee Guest Editor appointments and Special Issue proposals, checking their content for relevance and ensuring the suitability of the material for the journal. The papers published in a Special Issue will be collected and displayed on a dedicated page of the journal’s website. For any inquiries related to a Special Issue, please contact the Editorial Office.

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Crop Improvement for Climate Resilience and Global Food Security
edited by
submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 555 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Physiology and Crop Production)
Plant Extracts with Antihyperglycemic and Antidiabetic Effects
edited by
submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 470 | Submission Open
Keywords: medicinal plant; natural products; phenolic compounds; in silico; in vitro; ex vivo; in situ; in vivo; antihyperglycemic; diabetes
(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)
Plant Extracts and Their Cytotoxic Activities 2nd Edition submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 359 | Submission Open
Keywords: cytotoxic activity; antiproliferative activity; bioactive compounds; extract profiling; qualitative/quantitative analysis
(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)
CO2 Fixation Technologies through Algae and Plants submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 315 | Submission Open
Keywords: CO2 fixation; algae; plants; photosynthesis; biomass production; biorefinery
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Physiology and Metabolism)
Propagation and Cultivation of Medicinal Plants―2nd Edition submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 275 | Submission Open
Keywords: biostimulant; conservation; in vitro propagation; irrigation; micropropagation; phytochemicals; phytohormones; plant tissue culture; seed germination; somatic embryogenesis
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Development and Morphogenesis)
Plant Secondary Metabolites: Regulation Technique and Synthesis Mechanism
edited by and
submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 255 | Submission Open
Keywords: secondary metabolism; normal and stress conditions; bioactive compounds; phytohormones; germination; physiological metabolism; biosynthesis mechanism; signaling molecules; gene expression
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Physiology and Metabolism)
Phytohormones as Regulators of Plant Stress Tolerance
edited by and Felipe A. Vazquez Flota
submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 250 | Submission Open
Keywords: abiotic stress; plant growth; plant development; phytohormones; plant responses
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Physiology and Metabolism)
Crop Plants and Heavy Metals
edited by , and Julietta Moustaka
submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 247 | Submission Open
Keywords: heavy metal-metalloid toxicity; metal uptake; metal detoxification; crop metabolism; crop stress physiology; nutrient deficiency; oxidative stress; metal transporters; metal remobilization; heavy metal-induced ROS; metalloproteins; phytochelatins; phytoremediation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Physiology and Crop Production)
Phytochemistry and Systematics of the Asteraceae submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 231 | Submission Open
Keywords: compositae; conservation; chemophenetics; phylogeography; phylogeny; speciation; taxonomy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Systematics, Taxonomy, Nomenclature and Classification)
Breeding for Fruit Quality in the Climate Changes Era
edited by Jacopo Diamanti and Bruno Mezzetti
submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 210 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Physiology and Crop Production)
Omics Approaches to Predict Physiological Traits of Plants under Abiotic Stress submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 188 | Submission Open
Keywords: omics approach; abiotic stress; plant physiological traits
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Physiology and Metabolism)
Physiological and Biochemical Responses of Plants to Heavy Metal Stress submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 169 | Submission Open
Keywords: uptake; translocation; phytotoxicity; nitro-oxidative stress; avoidance; tolerance; detoxication; sequestration; hormesis; homeostasis; mechanisms; transporters; metabolome; signalling molecules; accumulation; crops; nutrients; phytoremediation; hyperaccumulators; bioindicators; microbiome; adaptive mechanisms
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Response to Abiotic Stress and Climate Change)
Plant Water Relations: New Solutions for Ancient Challenges submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 158 | Submission Open
Keywords: climatic change; crops; drought; irrigation; natural vegetation; water potential; water relations
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Physiology and Metabolism)
Climate Change and Weather Extremes’ Impacts on Crops
edited by Xiong Wei
submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 154 | Submission Open
Keywords: climate change; crops; crop breeding
(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Physiology and Crop Production)
Fruit Development, Ripening and Quality
edited by
submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 154 | Submission Open
Keywords: fruit trees; fruit growing; ripening; postharvest; fruit quality; sensory quality
(This special issue belongs to the Section Horticultural Science and Ornamental Plants)
Plant Foods and Climate Change
edited by
submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 149 | Submission Open
Keywords: climate change; plant foods; methods for mitigation of climate change; plant based meat alternatives; sustainable plant food production
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Response to Abiotic Stress and Climate Change)
Interaction of Eco-Evolutionary Drivers in Plant Adaptation
edited by Giovanni Zecca and
submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 147 | Submission Open
Keywords: adaptive evolution; adaptive divergence; ecological drivers of evolution; convergent evolution; coevolution; character displacement; environmental adaptation; life traits evolution
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Ecology)
Plant Allelochemicals: Characterization and Function Studies submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 142 | Submission Open
Keywords: allelopathy; breeding for allelopathy; isolation and identification of allelochemicals; weeds; parasitic plants; root exudation; intercropping; allelopathic cover crops; growth inhibition; suicidal germination; sustainable crop protection
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Ecology)
Molecular Mechanisms Underlying Root Growth Behavior submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 133 | Submission Open
Keywords: circumnutation; hydropatterning; root branching; root hair; root system architecture; root tropisms; skewing; soil penetration; thigmomorphogenesis; waving
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Development and Morphogenesis)
Plant-Based Nutraceuticals: Advances in Phytochemistry and Application submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 128 | Submission Open
Keywords: nutraceuticals; phytochemistry; nutraceutical industry
(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)
Nutrient Management for Resilient Crop Production (Volume II)
edited by Sampson Agyin-Birikorang
submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 115 | Submission Open
Keywords: nutrient use efficiency; nutrient uptake; dry matter yield; sustainability; food security; fertilizer; micronutrients; organic matter
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant–Soil Interactions)
Plant Lighting and Photovoltaic Agriculture: Current Status and Challenges
edited by
submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 105 | Submission Open
Keywords: plant lighting; photovoltaic agriculture; agrivoltaic; agricultural technology; artificial light; sustainable development; LED
(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Physiology and Crop Production)
The Function of Protein Signal Pathways in the Regulation of Plant Growth and Stress
edited by Baoxiu Qi and
submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 100 | Submission Open
Keywords: protein signalling; plant development; plant hormones; abiotic stress; biotic stress
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Cell Biology)
Stress Effects on Production of Plant Secondary Metabolites
edited by Ana Angelica Feregrino-Perez
submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 89 | Submission Open
Keywords: secondary metabolites; biotic stress; abiotic stress; crop quality; biological activity; hormetic; stress tolerance; plant metabolism; plant growth
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Physiology and Metabolism)
Molecular Insights into Cotton Fiber Gene Regulation
edited by and Fuguang Li
submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 85 | Submission Open
Keywords: cotton fiber; plant hormone; elongation; cell wall growth; molecular regulation; QTLs; introgression
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Molecular Biology)
Multifunctionality of Phenolic Compounds in Plants submission deadline 1 Jul 2024 | 15 articles | Viewed by 28713 | Submission Open
Keywords: phenolic compounds; secondary metabolites; hydroxycinnamic acids; phenolic acids; anthocyanins; flavonoids; biotic/abiotic stress; food chemistry; antioxidant activity; antioxidants; food analysis; juice; fruit; chromatography; extraction; plant biology; high-performance liquid chromatography; natural product chemistry; phytochemicals; allelopathy; plant pathology; environmental stressors; production technology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)
Plant-Based Bioactive Compounds, Their Technological and Physiological Functions, and Analytical Methods
edited by Elena Bartkienė and
submission deadline 1 Jul 2024 | Viewed by 270 | Submission Open
Keywords: bioactive compounds; precursor of bioactive compounds; plant-based food; functional compounds; biological activity; technological functionality biotechnology; industrial applications; analytical methods; fine chemistry
(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)
Molecular and Physiological Regulation of Secondary Metabolism in Vegetables 2.0
edited by and
submission deadline 10 Jul 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4013 | Submission Open
Keywords: secondary metabolites; biosynthesis; degradation; and regulation; growth and development; biotic and abiotic stress responses; quality characteristics; postharvest; gene function; omics studies; gene editing; bioinformatics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Physiology and Metabolism)
Fertilizer Management: Enhancing Crop Yield and Produce Quality
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submission deadline 10 Jul 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2219 | Submission Open
Keywords: organic and inorganic fertilizers; balanced fertilization; soil fertility; plant nutrition
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Nutrition)
Key Technologies and Adaptive Cultivation of Food Crops to Cope with Climate Change
edited by and Xuebiao Pan
submission deadline 10 Jul 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1852 | Submission Open
Keywords: agricultural productivity; climate change; disaster resilience; agricultural greenhouse gas emissions
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Response to Abiotic Stress and Climate Change)
Fungus and Plant Interactions: Volume II submission deadline 10 Jul 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1109 | Submission Open
Keywords: fungi; plants; plant disease; plant growth-promoting microorganisms; soil
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Protection and Biotic Interactions)
Application of Gene Editing on Functional Characterization of Immunity-Associated Genes and Disease Resistance Breeding in Tomato
edited by , Qijun Chen, and
submission deadline 10 Jul 2024 | Viewed by 408 | Submission Open
Keywords: genome editing; plant immunity; immunity-associated genes; susceptibility genes (S genes); disease resistance; plant breeding; tomato
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Protection and Biotic Interactions)
Signaling-Mediated Plant Responses to Nutrient-Limited Stress
edited by and
submission deadline 10 Jul 2024 | Viewed by 119 | Submission Open
Keywords: mineral nutrition; local signal; systemic signal; root architecture; transcriptional regulation; regulatory network; metabolic process; adaptive response; crop improvement; resilient agriculture
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Physiology and Metabolism)
Advances in Plant Bioactive Chemical Compounds
edited by Paulo Roberto Ribeiro and Ana Paulina Barba-de la Rosa
submission deadline 10 Jul 2024 | Viewed by 96 | Submission Open
Keywords: bioactive compounds; isolation; metabolomics; NMR spectroscopy; structural elucidation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)
New Perspectives on New World Tropical Forests
edited by Alvaro Duque, and Kenneth J. Feeley
submission deadline 15 Jul 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7695 | Submission Open
Keywords: Amazon; Andes; carbon cycle; climate change diversity; hotspots of diversity; lianas; remote sensing
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Ecology)
Light and Its Influence on the Growth and Quality of Plants submission deadline 15 Jul 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6005 | Submission Open
Keywords: sunlight; artificial light; LED light; light spectrum; supplementary light; plant growth; plant quality; photosynthesis photomorphogenesis
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Physiology and Metabolism)
Molecular Mechanisms Associated with Plant Tolerance upon Abiotic Stress
edited by
submission deadline 15 Jul 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3437 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Response to Abiotic Stress and Climate Change)
Postharvest Pathophysiology and Preservation Technology of Fruits and Vegetables
edited by , Wei Wei and
submission deadline 15 Jul 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 782 | Submission Open
Keywords: fruits and vegetables; quality deterioration; postharvest pathophysiology; preservation technology; regulation mechanism; antifungal mechanism; plant– microbe interactions
(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Physiology and Crop Production)
Bryophyte Biology
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submission deadline 20 Jul 2024 | 11 articles | Viewed by 10832 | Submission Open
Keywords: mosses; liverworts; hornworts; bryology; bryophytes; bryophyta; seedless plants
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Ecology)
Antioxidant Activity of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants 2023
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submission deadline 20 Jul 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6022 | Submission Open
Keywords: natural products; antioxidation; essential oil; radicals; anti-inflammatory; bioactivity; algal marine ecosystem
(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)
Inflorescence Architecture and Development in Plants
edited by Abelardo Carlos Vegetti
submission deadline 20 Jul 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1920 | Submission Open
Keywords: inflorescence; development; morphology; anatomy; evolution; gene/molecular regulation; monopodial and sympodial branching; flower development; reproductive meristems
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Development and Morphogenesis)
Phytochemical Analysis, Antioxidant, Antimicrobial, and Cytotoxic Activity of Plant Extracts
edited by Dejan D. Baskić and
submission deadline 20 Jul 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1311 | Submission Open
Keywords: plant extracts; bioactive secondary metabolites chromatographic analysis of major and minor constituents of plant extracts and essential oils; antioxidant activity of plant extracts and essential oils; antimicrobial activity of plant extracts and essential oils; cytotoxic activity of plant extracts and essential oils
(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)
Lignocellulose Based Biofuels and Biomaterials
edited by and Kang Kang
submission deadline 20 Jul 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 957 | Submission Open
Keywords: advanced pretreatment methods; biofuel generation; conversion of lignocellulose to value added chemicals; pyrolysis of lignocellulose; electrochemical materials; supercapacitor application; absorption application; biorefinery of lignocellulose; economic and technical evaluation of the biorefinery process
Advancements in Plant Genetics and Genome Characterization submission deadline 20 Jul 2024 | Viewed by 173 | Submission Open
Keywords: plant phylogenomics; chloroplast genome; mitochondrial genome; nuclear genome; intracellular gene transfer; genome characterization; structural analysis; next-generation sequencing; multi-omics study; ecology and evolution; biodiversity; bioinformatic analysis
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Genetics, Genomics and Biotechnology)
Research on Gene Breeding and Molecular Biology of Cotton
edited by Zhi Wang
submission deadline 20 Jul 2024 | Viewed by 77 | Submission Open
Keywords: cotton; gene breeding; molecular breeding; molecular biology; fiber development; abiotic stress 
Biosystematics and Phylogenetic Taxonomy of Plants submission deadline 26 Jul 2024 | Viewed by 106 | Submission Open
Keywords: biosystematics; phylogeny; taxonomy; speciation; evolution; diversification; molecular biology; plant biodiversity; classification; vascular plants; wild flora; endemics; phenotypic markers; molecular markers; functional markers; biogeography
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Systematics, Taxonomy, Nomenclature and Classification)
Floral Biology 3.0
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submission deadline 30 Jul 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 3442 | Submission Open
Keywords: bee; compatibility; nectar; nectary; pollen; pollination; pollen vector; reproductive biology; resource; reward
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Development and Morphogenesis)
Application of Biotechnology in Crop Improvement
edited by Dilip Panthee
submission deadline 30 Jul 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1956 | Submission Open
Keywords: crop improvement; genetic transformation; genome editing; genome-wide association studies; genomic selection; marker-assisted selection; QTL analysis; RNA-seq analysis
(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Physiology and Crop Production)
Flavor Quality of Cultivated and Wild Berries and Their Biological Basis
edited by , and Keji Yu
submission deadline 30 Jul 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 949 | Submission Open
Keywords: berry flavor; biosynthesis; ecological and cultivation factors
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Physiology and Metabolism)
Genetic Research on Soybean Response to Adversity Stress and Disease Stress
edited by
submission deadline 30 Jul 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 949 | Submission Open
Keywords: soybean; heatwave; drought; salinity; flooding; disease; digital phenotyping; omics; genome-wide association; genomic prediction
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Genetics, Genomics and Biotechnology)
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